song "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
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"Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a 1988 a cappella reggae-influenced pop song by Bobby McFerrin that became a global hit and is widely recognized for its upbeat, feel-good message.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1524782 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Context triple: [Bobby McFerrin, notableWork, song "Don't Worry, Be Happy"]
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song "Bang Bang"
"Bang Bang" is a 2014 pop collaboration by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj known for its brassy production, powerhouse vocals, and commercial success worldwide.
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B.
song "One Sweet Day"
"One Sweet Day" is a 1995 R&B ballad by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, best known for its emotional tribute to lost loved ones and its record-breaking run atop the Billboard Hot 100.
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C.
Song "Hey Ya!"
"Hey Ya!" is a genre-blending, critically acclaimed 2003 hit single by OutKast that became widely known for its infectious energy, innovative production, and iconic call-and-response chorus.
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song "Always Be My Baby"
"Always Be My Baby" is a 1995 R&B-pop ballad by Mariah Carey that became one of her signature hits, known for its catchy melody and enduring popularity.
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E.
song "Problem"
"Problem" is a 2014 pop and R&B-influenced hit single by Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea, known for its catchy saxophone hook and themes of conflicted romance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Target entity description: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a 1988 a cappella reggae-influenced pop song by Bobby McFerrin that became a global hit and is widely recognized for its upbeat, feel-good message.
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A.
song "Bang Bang"
"Bang Bang" is a 2014 pop collaboration by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj known for its brassy production, powerhouse vocals, and commercial success worldwide.
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B.
song "One Sweet Day"
"One Sweet Day" is a 1995 R&B ballad by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, best known for its emotional tribute to lost loved ones and its record-breaking run atop the Billboard Hot 100.
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C.
Song "Hey Ya!"
"Hey Ya!" is a genre-blending, critically acclaimed 2003 hit single by OutKast that became widely known for its infectious energy, innovative production, and iconic call-and-response chorus.
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D.
song "Always Be My Baby"
"Always Be My Baby" is a 1995 R&B-pop ballad by Mariah Carey that became one of her signature hits, known for its catchy melody and enduring popularity.
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E.
song "Problem"
"Problem" is a 2014 pop and R&B-influenced hit single by Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea, known for its catchy saxophone hook and themes of conflicted romance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Description of subject: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a 1988 a cappella reggae-influenced pop song by Bobby McFerrin that became a global hit and is widely recognized for its upbeat, feel-good message.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.